Kagetora

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Name: Kagetora
Nickname: The walking Wall

Gender: Male

Age: 385

The Host Race: Human

Personality: Kagetora is a man of extremes. He always follows his own code of honor, right and wrong, and in general, is maybe one of the most strong-willed - and also, thick-headed - persons out there. If he sets his mind on something, he will achieve it, or die trying. As a fighter, he is known to be like a wall - a wall that can take punishment and dish it out with fists that shatter rocks. He is not one for fancy tactics, or quick and skilled movements.
As a friend, Kagetora can listen to you, or cheer your up with kind and somehow rough words. Most of the time, you can head him justify his own actions by saying that they are 'manly' - be it to help someone in danger, or to eat a pizza the size of a building. At first, his attitude and constant talking about what is manly and what not may seem a bit crazy and hard to deal with, but under that thick skull is a caring soul with a desire to protect everything he holds dear, no matter the cost.
The fighter is known as someone who is able to eat for ten people, and still be hungry. It is unkown how that is even possible, and it's called one of the ten mysteries of Kagetora by some. One of the others is the question of how many scars he actually has, by the way.
One strange thing is that around women, Kagetora often seems not to know how to act. He can't really tell them to be 'manly' - most of the times - and this alone makes interaction hard for him. And if a female person is actually someone weak who needs permanent protection, he will rarely treat them as more than a kid.

Appearance:
Kagetora is a mountain of a human. Standing at whooping 7'2", he is a tall, wide man, defined by well trained muscles. However, he doesn't have 'body-builder' muscles that make walking around impossible - he has the body of a fighter, so besides having scars on every part of his body, his muscles are trained to the point where they are the strongest possible without making him sluggish.
Besides the usual, friendly smirk and determined stare, depending on the situation, Kagetoras face is ruled by the large scar on his forehead, where a dagger once nearly penetrated his skull. Apart from that, Kagetora is rarely seen without his dark shades on, but under them, he has clear blue eyes, like a bright morning sky.
All in all, coupled with his simple yet not cheap looking clothing, makes one thing pop into the head of the most people:
Manly.

Background/History: Kagetora was born only a few years after the battle against Kin, and it was during the time when all humans became spiritually aware. Being able to see Hollows and Shinigami from a young age, he was a rather weak and frail boy, who often was viewed as a whimp by other kids and picked on - this carried over through school, up into highschool. Kagetora - back then, his name was simply Kage Tora - was often the punching ball for others, looking like a frail giant twig, since he was a rather tall young guy. All in all, his life was pretty shitty.
His parents didn't help to make it better, though. With his father being an alcoholic, and his mother permanently depressed, he had nowhere to go. Still, the young man never went insane, or became depressed himself - because he believed that one day, he could become a better person just by believing. Entering one of the worst colleges in the entire land, his life didn't seem to take any way upwards, though - until it happened. One night, a scream was heard all over the campus, and quickly, more joined in. A large amount of Hollows, pulled in by the spiritual pressure two of the major bullies of Kagetoras emitted, attacked the college that all three had entered.
On this day, Kagetora, for the first time, decided not to run. As the two who had originally been the target started to run away, he stayed. The man who had never fought before even once in his life - this day, he fought back, and with one smash of his fist, he shattered the bones of three fingers, but also broke the mask of the Hollow he attacked. Without noticing, him being a constant beating bag did at least one thing - he knew how to endure punishment like no-one else. Not even feeling his finger bones shatter, with a scream that was never before heard, the hidden Reiatsu of Kagetora erupted - to save the people that looked down on him, to rescue them from death, his power was awakened - the power to heighten the own body and strength.

After the dust settled and the Shinigami rolled in, the Hollows were quickly repelled. It was those Shinigami that found Kagetora, standing in the middle of a bunch of killed Hollows - bleeding from nearly every part of his body, his clothes being torn in all places, he passed out, but was still standing, with his right hand raised up to the sky in silent victory.
After two months of recovery, Kagetora returned to his college - as a hero. The two that he saved shed quite some tears as they welcomed back their old victim as a friend, and gave him a present so celebrate his return - while they looked like simple, black shades, those glasses held the feelings of two men for their savior inside of them, and Kagetora wears them up until this very day.
However, even with his awakened powers, Kagetora knew that he wasn't nearly as strong as he had to be, if he wanted to protect others - and he wanted to do just that. While others used their powers to destroy, he wanted to protect. Training day and night, building up his weak body, that couldn't even carry as much as a regular high-school student at first without use of Reiatsu, over the course of two years, Kagetora collected not only the scars of battles, but also became what many called a walking wall, a wide man with muscles as hard as rock.

This was not the end of this story, however. As Kagetora slowly realized what it meant to have power, he also slowly became more and more laid-back, neglecting training to gain even more powers - in short, he became lazy. Just the moment the enemies he made over the years waited for. Ambushing him when he was drunk, and beating him nearly to death, it was only thanks to a spirit he survived - the hot-blooded spirit of youth, Kamina.
Saving him from death, Kamina made the young fighter realize what it truely meant to be a warrior - to live on the edge, to give inspiration to others! He was given power, so it was his decision what to do with it.
And it would not be very manly to go back on his goal of protection.

Ziamichi Spirit: Kagetoras inner spirit is the one of a hot-blooded warrior, called...

Kamina.
Besides being a very hot-blooded and justice loving spirit, he always pushes his host to the limits, eradicates all fear, and makes Kagetora in general to who he is now. His true motives are unknown, but he says that he simply wants to make a real man out of his host, and give him the right to call himself the 'god of burning youth', like Kamina was called when he was still alive.
His wild nature can also lead to rushes straight into traps, enemy attacks and in general, not-so-good situations, which can sometimes be dangerous, but mostly just leads to damn funny scenes and goofy moments, making him and Kagetora a likeable and fun duo to be around.

Ziamichi History: Kamina once was a demon warrior, a demon warrior with a dream - to escape from the demonic lands ruled by the cruel and murderous kin of himself, and reach the world of humans. His will to do that was so strong that he threw away his demonic true form and took on a humanoid shape, and forged a sword out of the bones of his old body. Excactly how strong he was as a demon lord is unknown, but judging from his sword alone, his power was immense. Some rumors say that he was a primeval demon, one of the first created by Touketsu - if that is correct is unknown.
However, reaching the human world was said to be impossible - at least alone. Searching out those demons with the same dream as him, they also gave up their old powers, bodies and minds, and in due time, Kamina had a whole group of demons with the same dream as him. One of them once gave him the glasses he always wore as his trademark as a present after joining.
In those years of travel across the demon world, the group somehow managed to slay even arch demons without any demonic powers themselves, and one day, found a way into the human world - a portal that was stable enough for them to pass through.
However, the joy only lasted for a short time. In this world, the humanoid demons had been expected by half an army of demon slayers. Staying behind to save his friends, Kamina sacrificed his life so that his people could escape into the world they wanted to see for so long, while he himself never got the time to appreciate this world. In the end, Kamina, the man who never seemed to let go of his youth and always kept true to his hot blood, died as a hero.
However, this was not the actual end of him. The demon warriors spirit survived, but couldn't exist alone anymore - his willpower was the only thing binding him to the real world, and making it impossible for death to claim him. Fusing with a man in the need of guidance, he invaded Kagetoras inner mind, and under the guidance of the demon warrior, Kagetora became the man he is today.

Ziamichi powers: Kamina has the rare power to turn anyone into a strong-willed person. While that doesn't seem like much at first, his inspiring powers can be spread out from the host into others, encouraging them, who will then in turn have a weaker version of it for a time. This only takes effect while in his Ziamichi-Form, though.
Other than that, Kamina raises the physical strength of the host by crazy amounts, in addition to giving them the ability to wield nearly anything as a weapon, and to drive cars, motorcycles, boats, pilot aircrafts, battle-jets, even spaceships and battle-suits are nothing to Kamina and his host.

Unique Traits and Abilities:
Crazy Endurance
It is unknown if this is because of Kamina, or actually a power of Kagetora himself - he just doesn't die. His natural body regenerates wounds at an astounding rate outside of battle, when it can focus completely on it, and his skin, bone and Reiatsu together form a natural armor as hard as tempered steel. Normal metal weapons and Zanpakuto have a hard time damaging more than Kagetoras skin nowadays. (Think Kenpachi, though a bit weaker.)
Besides that, he is said to be able to run for 2 weeks straight, without sleep, water or food, before becoming too tired and thirsty to continue. He did this once to catch a running Hollow, and cought it on the last day of the 2 weeks, before killing it.

Strength Powerhouse
Both in Ziamichi-form and without, Kagetoras strength is increased by Kamina inside of him. A punch with all the body weight, strength and willpower of Kagetora can break titanium into pieces, at least that is what people tell. As for lifting powers, Kagetora once catched a crashing giant aircraft and thus saved it from exploding with his bare hands, so it is considered to be immense, too.

Never-Ending Will
Not that Kagetora would need it, but a host of Kamina will never break into submission. No amount of torture, enemies or fights will ever wear down the will of the one with Kamina on his side, even more, his will can extend to friends, and inspire them, which can in turn inspire others - those can't give the power further, though, and it is weakened.
This power makes it possible even for someone seriously or mortally injured to keep fighting, which makes it both a blessing and a curse. As long as your will doesn't weaver because you don't want to fight, you won't believe in your loss, either.

I Am Your Boss!
How exactly this works is one of the ten mysteries of Kagetora, but Kamina gives him the ability to pilot or drive absolutely everything - from bikes and cars, to starships, further to speed boats, or even giant battlesuits. For Kagetora, they are just as easy to use as it is to ride a bicycle.

Large Reiatsu
While Kagetoras Reiatsu may seem like nothing compared to monsters like Ichigo, Kenpachi or Radioactive, he has a quite large amount of it for a human, and it increases in Ziamichi-Form. Also, his spiritual energy is finely controlled, and seems very calm and warm to watchers outside of fights, and in fights themselves, it has an aura of determination, just like Kagetora himself.

Manly Beam
An energy blast with the strength of a Cero, that is usually fired from the closed fist of Kagetora. It shines in a bright orange color, and causes explosions once it hits something, be it another attack, a solid object or the enemy. The explosions can't hurt Kagetora himself. Kagetora can fire these in rapid shots if he has to, but that can quickly tire him out, especially if he is not in his Ziamichi-form.

Manly Blast
Erupts a load of Reiatsu around him, pushing back and damaging all in the path, causing a small crater to appear, and Kagetora to hover in the air for a second. This skill is good to get himself out of crowds, or to deflect attacks, as it can weaken or even destroy weaker attacking methods like Balla or small Quincy Arrows.
This is always released when Kagetora changes into his Ziamichi-Form. It is known to sometimes rip apart worn shirts and jackets and reveal the naked upper body.

Manly Weapons
A true man doesn't care WHAT he uses to fight, it only matters THAT he uses something to fight. Kagetora can use nearly anything as some kind of weapon - a full bottle of booze, a bar table, a car, a pole, an actual sword, you name it and he can use it, thanks to Kaminas power.

Manly Shots
Whenever Kagetora needs many attacks at range and doesn't want to waste large amounts of energy by using his Manly Beam, he releases these small, fast energy bullets from his fists. They cause small explosions, which again can't harm Kagetora himself.

Ground Is Where I Want It
Basicially, this is Kagetoras version of the ability to stand on your own spirit particles. However, he can't use flash steps or anything of the sorts. Since he, of course, also has a lot of strength in his legs, he can do quite the fast sprints and burst himself with jumps through the environment, giving the illusion he can use an average flash step. Still, his speed can't be compared to real fast fighters.


Forms: Kagetora has only one Ziamichi-Form, and it doesn't even change his appearance much. His usually black shades disappear, and instead, on his face, the legendary sunglasses of Kamina appear. Besides that, a Manly Blast is released upon transforming, and all of Kagetoras powers and physical aspects are enhanced in this mode.

Control: 7 - Real men fight together, get into fights against each other, and finally drink one or ten drinks to bury it before starting all over. In other words, Kagetora and Kamina stick together and are a good team, even if they are not always agreeing with each other.

Ziamichi Class: M for Manly.

Drawbacks:[/b] The after-effect of using Kaminas form, besides feeling weaker and drained, Kagetora develops a quite gigantic appetite and thirst. After a fight, you better have a feast ready for the walking wall.

Manly Apporved and a manly 2-2

Rank up to 1-3 because of the Hashi position he has.